The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-02-17

morning lOf JOneSpOfO TO attehu inc
Jonesboro Graded School,
Henry Durham. a farmer Of Tippe-
canoe, Ind, killed his child, himself,
aud mortally wounded his wife.
Miss Rhoda Campbell cameup from
Chattanooga to visit homefolks and
attend the marriage OF her sister
Ed. X. Campbell, Esq, OF Birming-
ham, Ala, came home to attend the
marriage Of his sister, Miss Ellen.
Maj. ]. G. Campbell came over from
North Carolina last Saturday to be
present at the marriage of his daugh-
Ter last night.
Miss Selma La Rue, Of Parrotsville,
returned to her home last week after
spending a few days with her cousin,
Miss Mamie Patty,
Lynn Hahn, assistant Auditor Of
the f, T. & w. n, c, r. R. passed
through the city on his way to Knox
vile this week
The E. T. V. & G. and E. T. w. N.
c, railroads are putting in a new turn
table at this place, that will hold the
largest engines on the E, T. V. & G.
road.
A fine line of fine cut and Cross cut
tobacco at McFarland's
The wife of Charles l.. N. Read,
formerly of Morristown, now serving
out his time in the State prison, has
brought suit for a characterization
Democrat
Matt Thomas, the bootblack, is COM
planning because the Johnson City
dudes persist in backing their boots
themselves, when he is so willing to
accommodate them for five cents,
Go to Mcfarland and get bottle Of
Williams Cough Remedy. Splendid
for coughs, colds and all lung troubles.
Guaranteed to cure Or no pay
Mrs. Hobson, of Bristol, Mrs. Beck
ner, of Whitesburg, and Mrs. Wade
of Coal Creek, are visiting their par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. L. G. Berry. They
came here to attend the marriage of
their brother, DR.. Geo. H. Berry.
We have received the first copy of
The Eracin Unakean, a monthly paper
published at Erwin, Uuicoi, county, by
Messrs. r. R. Emmert and w. B.
Clarke 1t is newsy little sheet and
starts out with the intention to do all
it can to build up its town and county.
Rev, E. Allison, former paster ofthe
Johnson City and Jonesboro Baptist
Churches was unanimously elected
pastor of the Baptist Church at Nor
ristown last Saturday Rev ] T. Kin
canon, OF Liberty, Va, has been called
by the johnson City Church
Rev. J. II, Byers, Agent National
Prohibition Bureau, for the district Of
Tenn, Ky and n. c., will lecture
in the City Hall Friday and Saturday
nights in the interests Of the pending
amendments to the constitution.
Lecture free.
Some weeks ago, when the corpora
ton passed an ordinance to stop teams
from driving on the railroad track to
to receive freight from cars, Mr.. John
W. Aiken, agent at this place, asked
the company to build side track on
the eastern side ofthe depot. In com
pliance with his request the company
will build the track at once. The
iron is already on the ground,
, The Blountville correspondent in
the Bristol Courier says:
1t is thought to be certainty that
the Chicago, Cincinnati and Charles
ton Railroad will be built, also; that
it will cross by Johnson City, and
through this county by Kingsport
and if the two roads named should
cross at Kingsport, there is nothing tC
hinder that place from becoming {
large town, il not city. Now stick {
3 pin down there.
Messrs. j. w. Hunter & Bro, j. w
Crumley and ]. G. Campbell have
t changed their arrangements and vii
build jointly three immense stor,
o rooms on Church street at once Thu
block will be 75x100 feet and will b,
finished with all the modern improve
ments, plate glass fronts, &C. 1t will
J be All elegant structure and would b.
: creditable to much larger city.
We clip the following from an al
: ticle on "Unicoi" in the Erwin Una
/ kean
Unicoi is mountain county, an,
/ we are proud of it; for while she ha
the resources and advantages of til
mountains, she has comparatively fe,
Y of their disadvantages. The wors
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